The Postal Service honors the Emancipation Proclamation on the 150th anniversary of its signing by President Lincoln with a limited edition Forever Stamp.
USPS dedicated the stamp Jan. 1 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, which houses the historic document.
“Stamps often tap into our culture and help us remember the events and people who have had an impact on American history,” said DPMG Ron Stroman. “The Emancipation Proclamation was a powerful symbol of President Lincoln’s determination to end the war, to end slavery and to reconstruct the economy of the country without slave labor.”
The stamp is first in a series of three civil rights stamps to be released in 2013. The remaining stamps will feature Rosa Parks and the March on Washington.
The Emancipation Proclamation Forever stamp goes on sale Jan. 2 at Post Offices nationwide, and can be purchased online at www.usps.com/stampsor by phone at 800-Stamp24.
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